Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-19
State News.
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ST. ALBANs.-Our correspondent write.
July Is: The farmers in this vicinity art
harvesting large amount of excellent hsy
and some have already finished. Crops of all
kinds are growing rapidly but need rain soon.
The sweet corn planted for the canning
factory gives promise of large crop.-Dsniel
Hanson sold a nice colt TO Boston parties and
has two more younger of the same breed. Ii
pays the farmers to raise good ones if any.
There are several other good ones in town,
either for sale or home use.-L. c. Dnling,
ham, Esq, has been appointed by St. Adams
Grange TO read an essay at the Grange
Festival at Hayden Lake. Madison. Aug. 10
and IL. full attendance of the Oranges in
Somerset county are requested by the Ex
Com. of Somerset Pomona Grange
Benz. MsGoon, an old resident of ST. Albans,
is about to remove to New Hampshire where
he has two children living. the matched
race between the Bigelow colt of st. Albsns
and the Currier colt of Hartlsnd the race
was given TO the Hartland colt. large
crowd was in attendance to see the race.
NORTH FAIRFIELp.-Our correspondent
writes, July Is: Mrs. Isaiah Gleason died
very suddenly from apoplexy; funeral ser
vices were held Sunday Mrs. Caroline Ian
der. an aged lady residing at the Center, fell
and broke her shoulder Ssturdsy.-The hay
ing season is At its height, and thus far a large
amount of hay has been secured without in.
jury. There is some complaint of rust on
Timothy, The grain crop is generally look
ing finely.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scrbner of
Worcester, Mass, are visiting relatives in
this place.-Miss Lillian Hoxle, who has
been teaching in East Winthrop has returned
home.
NoRRIncrwoCv -Our corres ant W rit as
July Is: Saturday U. S Marshal Harmon
took S. Ii. Willard, Esq, of Mercer and S.
ID. Greenleaf of Starks to Portland upon the
charge of taking excessive fees in the. pen
sion claim of one Darius Stevens of Madison, ,
Vernon Gilman of Anson. Stevens and Col.
Heald of Norrldgewock accompanied
them witnesses. - Ii is
reported that Greenleaf was ordered to
recognize in the sum of 81 900 for his ap-
pearancr to the u. s. Court at Bath and that
Gilman & Heald were accepted as his surieties
The managers of the Elmwood Park will
soon advertise races for Aug. 9
and 10 10-Llewellyn Morrow, who met
with such shocking accident
recently bv being thrown under a moving
machine, is recovering The Governor has
commissioned John II. Burgess as the agent
of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals here.-C. II. Hussey and family
go to Parlin Pond this week on their annual
vacation.
WALDO.
LIBERTY.-Messrs. w. Ii. Lowell and
James +. Hunt OF Boston, have been passing
their vacations IN this village. "A valuable
horse owned by Frank Henderson of this
place, was taken sudd My sick and died last
Wednesday. This makes about fifteen
hundred dollars worth of horse flesh which
Mr. Henderson has lost within two years.
The loss falls heavily upon a hard working
man.-Councillor Hunt and Mrs. Hunt, left
for States Prison yesterday. AS their sen
tence is a short one, friends may look for
their return home by Monday next.-J. J,
Walker, Esq, will pass the coming week in
New York and vicinity.-Mrs. Geo. F. Hunt
will pass few of the coming weeks in
Waterville and vicinity Mr.. Harris Twitch
ell of Portland is in town for a few days
The Masons of Liberty Lodge have re-fur
nshed and otherwise beautified their hall. st
that it now presents a very handsome appear
ance.-The G. A. II. Post are contemplating
the construction of ball expressly for theil
own and the use of the Ladies' Relief Corps
The matter will be decided at their next regu
lar meeting.